Pokemon World War
Author's Notes: This story was originally written about 18 years ago and is actually a remake of three stories I wrote a few years earlier.
I'll put it like this: I was still in high school when I first started writing this 20 years ago. I completed the story and uploaded it to this website as I wrote it. As I promised on my profile and Wordpress blog, I reuploaded this exactly as I wrote it with little new content aside from formatting and grammar fixes. I also changed a few real world references I made 20 years ago in some chapters to be more relevant to recent events. I also updated the footnotes at the end of each chapter with my musings mostly for your entertainment and some minor formatting fixes.
My wrtiting skills have greatly improved since I first wrote this story. I chose to reupload this story first because it was requested. This story is 34 Chapters long. At the time I first finished this story, it was and currently still is the longest chaptered Fanfic story I ever wrote. It was a labor of love to say the least. At the time I first published this story, few people did truly dark and dystopian Pokemon Fanfics like this one is. Even at the time I never considered it my best work but I always considered this to be progress in action and a measuring stick for progress to come.
This is a standalone story. For context, at the time this story was written the 4th Gen games (Diamond, Pearl and Platinum) didn't exist yet. That's why nothing from those games or later will appear in this story. Finally, check my profile for info on my Fan Fiction blog to stay informed on future projects. I will also directly respond to signed reviews on my blog.
~B.A.
Chapter 1
The scene of the Orange Islands is desolate. Everywhere on all the islands people tune into TV Stations fixed on Kanto and Johto. They cannot believe the horror that unfolded 4 years ago. Now their homeland has become a refugee center for fleeing Families and Trainers. Many brave trainers try to fight the Alliance but come back beaten and destroyed. Some have the misfortune of not coming back at all.
Professor Oak and Pallet Town were the hardest hit in the takeover. May, Oak's Granddaughter and Gary's Sister was kidnapped and forced to marry Ash in exchange for Oak's life. All of the pokemon that once lived around Pallet have long since fled. Now Professor Oak's lab has become a makeshift Infirmary. Trainers who failed in repeated attempts to defeat TR Jet come to get their pokemon treated.
All the Pokemon Centers are under TR Jet control, forcing trainers to seek some other way to treat their pokemon. Any trainer who is foolish enough to appear at a Rocket Poke Center is shot and their Pokemon taken from them. No one knows what cruel fate becomes of the Pokemon.
On one of the very few breaks from his round-the-clock work, Oak is on the phone with professor Ivy. Oak's voice is stale and emotionless. This is something even Ivy can't understand. She'd never heard Oak like this all the years she'd known him. She was very fearful for his life. "I really don't know how you've been able to hold out for so long." Said Ivy. "From the satellite photos I'm receiving, Pallet Town is a barren wasteland. It would do you good to take Gary and Matt and leave Kanto."
"I know." Said Oak. "And to think it was caused by one of my own. I favored him over my own grandchildren. I gave him a Pikachu as his first Pokemon and helped him on his way to being a good trainer. Even when he had an inappropriate relationship with May I did nothing. Now he wants to do nothing more than to carry on the legacy of Giovanni."
"You mean Ash." Said Ivy. "Who could've thought one person could've caused so much destruction? When I'd met him he was so charismatic and carefree. He always talked about becoming a Pokemon Master. I don't know what's driven him to do this but Something Must be done."
"I haven't seen or felt anything like this since the uprising 10 years ago." Said Oak. "If only Ted were around. Nobody seems to know where he is. At least he was someone I could depend on no matter what. He'd actually had the guts to challenge Ash 4 years ago. It seems even he was no match for Ash. After the match he disappeared with Ann and their kids and hasn't been heard from since."
"What about Matt and Gary?" asked Ivy. "They are doing everything they can to keep TR Jet at bay."
"They try their best." Said Oak. "But they can't do it alone. Not anymore, anyway. Even Matt, Ted's old Rival since childhood said that Ted may be the only one who can stop Ash. I sent him to go look for Ted."
"Do you have any idea of where he might be?" Ivy asked. "Professor Elm is reporting a similar situation in New Bark Town. It seems it's even worse for them with Ash in Power over there. Taylor and Kris aren't there to help him like Gary and Matt help you."
"He's not in Kanto." Oak replied. "I've been able to pinpoint his location to somewhere in The Silver Mountains."
"How do you know for sure?" Ivy asked in surprise. "Are you sure it's not someone else?"
"Ted built a home in the Silver Mountains after the Johto League." Oak explained. "Even though it's in Johto it can only be reached from Kanto."
Outside, a Mew is listening in. This Mew is also looking for Ted but for a different reason. Being the oldest pokemon on the planet, it had to pass on an ancient technique to a worthy Trainer. Having just heard where Ted might be, Mew decides to investigate. It flies off north toward the Silver Mountains. It only hopes it can reach him before its too late.
Meanwhile on Route 22, Matt heads towards The Indigo Plateau. It has been 4 years since any trainer has visited the Pokemon League HQ. The League Competitions were suspended indefinitely when Both Rocket gangs seized power. Now Matt races astride his Raikou to find Ted before it's too late.
"Ted, I don't know where you're hiding but I WILL find you." Matt said to himself as he races to Mt. Silver. "You abandoned Kanto, Johto, The Gym Leaders, everybody! I don't know how you can sit by knowing what's going on out here!" Finding the gate that links Kanto and Johto, Matt hurries off.
In another part of the Region, TR Jet leaders Jessie and James watch over all from their Capital in Saffron City. Having total control over Kanto the two are quite proud of themselves. There being no one daring enough to oppose them, why should they worry? Ted Toss, the only trainer capable of beating them is in exile.
"It feels so good to be us!" said James. "To think all these people used to laugh at us. They never thought we'd ever amount to anything bad." "Look whose laughing now!" said Jessie. "We have the Country in control and rule it with absolute power! We used to bow low to a higher power. Now they bow low to us."
"Not even the United States can stop US!" Said James. "With unlimited Pokemon and an army like no other, we are unstoppable. It's too bad the US waited until the 2nd Gulf war to realize that!" The way they ran the country, even someone who used the word 'protest' would be publicly executed on sight.
Just then, Jessie and James' son Jordan entered. He has long Red-Blue hair and a personally quite similar to his evil parents. With him is the family pet, Persian. It was originally a talking Meowth adopted by Jessie and James but recently evolved. Its ability to talk remained, as did its fighting skills.
"I've just gotten word there's been some activity on Route 22." Jordan reported to them. "I've dispatched a Search and Destroy Unit to investigate. According to our satellites the subject is heading for The Indigo Plateau."
"It's probably a bunch of fire pokemon having a barbecue." Jessie replied dismissively. "Arcanine and Ninetales like to chase down their prey, you know."
"Perhaps we should take a closer look." said James as he brought up the area on a monitor.
"It looks like a trainer is out there." Said Jordan. "Not just any trainer, either. It's one of Oak's Grandsons."
"Now, we've told Trainers traveling between Kanto and Johto is forbidden." said Jessie. "I think we need to make an example out of him."
"We need someone to go down there and follow him." Said James. "But who can we depend on? All of our hit men and assassins are out killing insurgents."
"I'll take care of it!" Jordan exclaimed enthusiastically. "It would be a great honor to do this for the Empire. He'll never even know I'm there."
"Be careful while you're there." Jessie warned. "There's no telling what's going on down there. These longtime trainers are so stubborn and wily. They don't know when to give up."
"Don't forget that one weak link can break the chain of a mighty dynasty." James added. "Matt once battled Ted Toss so he's no pushover. That's why you must not let any weakness show."
"I'll take my strongest pokemon." Jordan replied before he kissed his father on both cheeks. "No one would dare mess with me. If anyone dares to oppose me, I'll have him cut into pieces and his house made into an ash heap." He then headed out to investigate with fire in his eyes.
End of Chapter 1.
Hopefully by now you know this story is gonna be pretty dark. Yup, dark. Yes, I quoted a verse from the Bible at the end there. I thought it was pretty funny and ironic to do that at the time I wrote it.
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